Mike Munchak

Mike Munchak

Tennessee Titans
Head coach
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: March 6, 1960 (1960-03-06) (age 51)
Place of birth: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Career information
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Debuted in 1982 for the Houston Oilers
Last played in 1993 for the Houston Oilers
Career history
As player: Houston Oilers (1982–1993)
As coach: Houston Oilers (1994–1996) (Offensive Assistant/Quality Control Coach) Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans (1997–2010) (Offensive Line Coach) Tennessee Titans (2011–present) (Head Coach)
Career highlights and awards
9× Pro Bowl selection (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) 10× All-Pro selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) NFL's 1980s All-Decade Team Ed Block Courage Award (1990) Tennessee Titans #63 retired
Career NFL statistics as of 1993
Games played	159
Games started	156
Fumble recoveries	5
Stats at NFL.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Michael Anthony Munchak (born March 6, 1960) is the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football as a offensive lineman for Penn State University from 1978 to 1981. After his career at Penn State, He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft (8th overall) by the Houston Oilers. Munchak has spent his entire professional career, both as a player and a coach, with the Oilers and Titans organization.

College career

Munchak was an offensive lineman for Penn State from 1978-1981 during this time he was a starter for the 1979 and 1981 seasons; However, he missed the 1980 season due to knee injury. During his senior year, he was named a second team All-American and was subsequently picked up by the Houston Oilers.^[1]

Professional career

During the 1982 NFL Draft, Mike Munchak was chosen as the Houston Oilers' first round draft pick (8th overall), making him the first offensive lineman drafted that year. In his rookie season, he quickly earned a starting position at the left guard position. He remained in that position for 12 seasons. During that time he garnered nine Pro-Bowl nominations, four All-Pro, Nine Second Team All-Pro, seven All-AFC, and four second team All-Pro selections. In addition he was selected for the 1980s All-Decade Team. Munchak's 12-year tenure tied for second most seasons played with the Houston Oilers.^[2]

Coaching career

Only one year after his retirement, Munchak joined the Houston Oilers staff in 1994 as an offensive assistant/quality control. In 1997, three seasons later, he was named offensive line coach, where he would remain for fourteen seasons. Following former head coach Jeff Fisher's departure, on February 7, 2011, Munchak was named head coach of the Titans. 2011 will mark his 30th season with the organization.

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season					Post season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
TEN	2011	5	4	0	.556	AFC South	–	–	–	–
TEN Total		5	4	0	.556		–	–	–	–
Total		5	4	0	.556		–	–	–	–

Honors

Mike Munchak was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001, along with Nick Buoniconti, Marv Levy, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, Ron Yary, and Jack Youngblood.^[3]

The street in front of Scranton High School is named for Munchak.

The United Way of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has a charity golf tournament named after Munchak. Each year the tournament is held the last week of June at Stone Hedge Country Club in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.

References

1. ^ Black Shoe Diaries Retrieved on 11-Feb-2011
2. ^ "Hall of Famers » MIKE MUNCHAK". Profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=157&tab=Highlights. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
3. ^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement". Profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.aspx. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 

External links

• Tennessee Titans bio
• Pro Football Hall of Fame profile
• The Pennsylvania Football News All-Century Team

Persondata
Name	Munchak, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	March 6, 1960
Place of birth	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death